Mom of black teen killed by cop is left with 'broken arm' from arrest - News Today

The mother of a black teen shot dead by a cop was hospitalized with a suspected broken arm and a bleeding head when she and her daughters were arrested during protests after the officer was cleared of wrongdoing. Alvin Cole, 17, was gunned down by Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah outside a shopping mall in Wisconsin back on February 2.Mensah, who has killed three people in fatal shootings in the last five years, was cleared of all criminal charges Wednesday when Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm ruled the officer had acted in self defense.Cole's devastated mother Tracy Cole, 48, and two sisters Taleavia and Tristiana Cole were arrested Thursday night during protests that erupted in the city in the wake of the decision not to charge the cop.Disturbing footage surfaced on Facebook Live of Tracy's arrest showing the grieving mom screaming 'I cant believe y'all did this to me. Y'all killed my son' as cops appear to pull her from a car and arrest her.In the 18-minute video, where the action takes place out of the camera's line of sight, Tracy repeatedly says 'I can't breathe' - the same words uttered by George Floyd, another black man who died at the hands of American cops this year.Tracy says her head is bleeding and that she believes her arm has been broken by the officers making the arrest, the livestream shows. The 48-year-old was taken to hospital for medical attention following the arrest. Tracy, Taleavia and Tristiana were all arrested soon after 9 p.m. Thursday night, along with several others, multiple witnesses told USA Today. Their arrests came more than two hours after Wauwatosa's 7 p.m. curfew which was implemented by officials following the decision not to bring charges against Mensah over Cole's death. It is not clear if the 17-year-old's family members were arrested in relation to the curfew. Share this article Share 29 shares The Facebook Live footage shot from inside a car by one of Tracy's daughters reveals the chaotic moment cops pulled Tracy from the car and arrested her, leaving her in need of medical attention. 'I'm Alvin Cole's mother,' she screams repeatedly at the cops. The distressing video also suggests an officer deployed a taser on the 48-year-old mom.'You're going to get tasered,' a cop is heard shouting.A sound like a stun gun is heard and screams ring out. Tracy is heard sobbing and repeatedly saying 'I can't breathe' throughout the footage. At one point, Tracy says her head is bleeding after a cop 'hit me'.'He hit me in my head... and my head is bleeding,' she says. A cop is heard responding: 'Well, that's too bad.' Tracy screams in pain multiple times and says she believes her arm is broken. The fami